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In general, you file in the bankruptcy court District, not the county, in which you live. For example, in NJ, there are three (3) districts: Newark for northern NJ residents, Trenton for central residents, and Camden for southern residents.

Great question. Yes, you file based upon where you now live, however, if you've recently moved, your lawyer may need to use the laws of the state you relocated from. The idea behind this rule is so that people don't move to more borrower friendly states for the purpose of filing bankruptcy. Hopefully your case will be ruled by the laws of a bankruptcy friendly state! E

Bankruptcy is filed in the federal judicial district for which you have lived in the 180 days immediately prior to filing, or if you have not lived in the same district for the previous 180 days, then the district where you have lived the longest of the previous 180 days.

In Colorado, there is only one bankruptcy district and everyone who files bankruptcy in Colorado files their case in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado. However, after your case is filed, your chapter 7 or chapter 13 trustee assignment is based upon the county in which you live.

Yes, but understand that bankruptcy is a very complicated process. It is wise to talk to an experienced bankruptcy attorney before deciding to take this important step. Most Arizona bankruptcy attorneys offer a free consultation about the basics of bankruptcy.

No you file in the Federal District in which your reside. If you live in Franklin county and surrounding counties, you will be filing in the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division. Or you may be in the Northern District if your county is Richmond County or above.

In Utah there is only one bankruptcy court, which is in Salt Lake City, Utah. That is where the bankruptcy documents are filed. After filing the court will schedule a "meeting of creditors" under the direction of a trustee. The trustee will conduct the meeting reasonably close to where you are.

Bankruptcy is a Federal matter and you would file in the Federal Bankruptcy Court nearest to you. It is not a State court in your county. So, you do not file bankruptcy at the county courthouse. Find out more by reading the pamphlet at my website or by reading general information about bankruptcy on the internet. Florida has three Federal districts, the north, middle, and south.

Bankruptcy is filed in the federal court district in which you live. Your county will be part of that district, but the local county court has nothing to do with bankruptcy. You have to file in the federal court district where you live. California has 4 districts: the Southern District, which is San Diego and Imperial Counties; Central District, which is the rest of southern California up to San Luis Obispo County and Inyo County; The Northern District, which is the rest of coastal California, from Monterey to the Oregon border; and the Eastern District, which is the central valley and the mountains, from Bakersfield to the Oregon border.

You have in the division you live in. Access your local court's web page. There should be a zip code search which will tell you where to file. Bankruptcy is federal, so they don't care about county lines.

The proper venue, that is, the place to file, is in the court for the county you reside, do business in or own property. The time period that applies is wherever you have been for the majority of the previous 180 days before filing.

No. You file in the federal bankruptcy court which has jurisdiction over the federal district, not county, where you live. There are 94 federal bankruptcy courts in the U.S. If you reside in Washington, DC there is only one bankruptcy court where you can file for bankruptcy.

Yes, but if you have moved recently from another state, the applicable law might be that of the prior state, depending on how long ago you moved. But you have to file it in the county of your current residence, even if you just moved there last week.

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